Second Manik Sarkar ministry

Second Manik Sarkar ministry
Ministry of Tripura
Date formed7 March 2003
Date dissolved10 March 2008
People and organisations
Governors
Krishna Mohan Seth (until2003)
Dinesh Nandan Sahay (from 2003)
Chief Minister
Manik Sarkar
No. of ministers
18
Member parties
  •   CPI(M)(16 Ministers)
  •   CPI(1 Minister)
  •   RSP(1 Minister)
Status in legislature
Majority
Opposition party
INC
Opposition leader
Ratan Lal Nath
History
Election2003
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorSarkar I
SuccessorSarkar III

The Second Sarkar ministry was the council of ministers of the Indian state of Tripura and the second ministry under chief minister Manik Sarkar of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) which was formed on 7 March 2003 following the party's third consecutive victory in the state legislative assembly election.[1][2][3]

The ministry was formed after CPI(M) winning the 2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election which was held in 26 February in the state.[4][5] Manik Sarkar was sworn as the Chief Ministers of Tripura on 7 March 2003.[6]

The ministry has 18 ministers. 16 Minister including the Chief Minister belongs to the CPI(M), while 1 each belongs to the CPI and RSP.[7]

Council of Ministers

The Cabinet Ministers sworn on 7 March 2003.[8]

Sno. Name Office Portfolio Took Office Left Office
1 Manik Sarkar Chief Minister Home (excluding Jail & Fire Services); Planning and Co-ordination; Land and Land Reforms; Other departments not allocated to any minister 7 March 2003
2 Anil Sarkar Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
3 Badal Choudhury Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
4 Manik Dey Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
5 Narayan Rupini Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
6 Keshab Mazumdar Cabinet Minister Parliamentary Affairs[9] 7 March 2003
7 Pranab Debbarma Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
8 Subodh Das Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
9 Sukumar Barman Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
10 Jitendra Chaudhury Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
11 Fayzur Rehman Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
12 Sukumar Barman Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
13 Gopal Das Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
14 Manindra Reang Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
15 Pabitra Kar Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
16 Tapan Chakraborty Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
17 Bijoy Laxmi Sinha Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003
18 Khagendra Jamatia Cabinet Minister 7 March 2003

References

  1. ↑ "INDIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGNING COMMITTEE (IECC) | Best Election Management Company in India". iecc.org.in.
  2. ↑ "Terrorism Assessment, Tripura". satp.org.
  3. ↑ "State of Politics in Tripura | IPCS". www.ipcs.org.
  4. ↑ "Counting of votes begins in 4 states". Hindustan Times. 1 March 2003.
  5. ↑ "Press Release".
  6. ↑ "Takarjala CPM leader killed, CRPF men hurt". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Fifth LF govt takes office in Tripura". The Times of India. 7 March 2003.
  8. ↑ "Manik Sarkar takes oath as Tripura CM". The Times of India. 7 March 2003.
  9. ↑ "INTRODUCTION Tripura Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 8 March 2023.